Intruder scares woman, 18, in Rehoboth break-in

An 18-year-old Rehoboth woman was shocked on Thursday afternoon when she encountered an intruder who broke into her house, which is located just feet from the greens of a bustling country club.

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Posted Jul. 31, 2014 at 11:35 PM
Updated Jul 31, 2014 at 11:39 PM

Posted Jul. 31, 2014 at 11:35 PM
Updated Jul 31, 2014 at 11:39 PM

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REHOBOTH — An 18-year-old Rehoboth woman was shocked on Thursday afternoon when she encountered an intruder who broke into her house, which is located just feet from the greens of a bustling country club.

As golfers continued to take their strokes next door at the Hidden Hollow County Club, Rehoboth Police responded at around 2 p.m. to the break-in at the Pierce Lane home, finding the frightened 18-year-old. The girl was alone in the small home at the time, her mother said.

“My daughter was home and she heard a noise,” said Fatima Labrie, who said that the 18-year-old was too shaken up to talk to the press. “She’s scared of course. … The person got in through a window. Once he realized someone saw him, he ran away and she called me.”

A detective on the scene said that the incident was “not a home invasion.” Instead, it’s classified as a breaking and entering. The detective said he is not allowed to speak to the media, and referred all questions to superiors at the Rehoboth Police station.

No one was available at the Rehoboth Police station on Thursday afternoon to speak about the case. A dispatcher reached at 4:30 p.m. said commanding officers left for the day, that no one else was authorized to speak to the matter and investigators were unlikely to issue a press release on Thursday night.

Labrie said that it was a scary incident on a small side street that has not seen any cases of breaking and entering before.

“It never ever has happened in this neighborhood before,” Labrie said.